Teacher Programs

Teacher Programs

Advanced Placement* Summer Institutes (APSI) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) are offered to high school teachers from around the world in the subject of art and design. Designed for any level AP* teacher, participants earn one graduate credit from SAIC after receiving 30 hours of AP* Summer Institute instruction.

AP participant grants from The College Board cover the cost of the program’s tuition. The application deadline is May 31, 2025.

Advanced Placement Summer Institutes

APSI Studio Art and Design Online Session 1: July 28–August 1 with M. Colleen Harrigan and Michael x. Ryan
Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CT
Register for APSI Session 1 
 

APSI Studio Art and Design Online Session 2: August 4–8 with M. Colleen Harrigan and Michael x. Ryan
Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CT
Register for APSI Session 2 

Tuition & Financial Assistance

$1,386 is the cost of tuition for the AP Summer Institute. This includes one graduate credit and all AP course materials. (Please note: SAIC provides digital APSI materials to attendees.)

AP participant grants are available! 

• To qualify, you must:
  • Teach an AP course in the upcoming school year 
  • Teach at a school in the United States, a DoDEA school, or a school located in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Not have attended an APSI or received an APSI scholarship in the past 3 years in the same AP subject 
  • Not receive professional learning funding from your state, district, or school 
• Participant grants are not renewable or transferable and only cover tuition for the APSI you select in the year awarded.

You can learn more about the grants and access the application links here. 

Need help? Please email the College Board at appl@collegeboard.org.

*Advanced Placement, AP, College Board, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. Used with permission.

Contact Us

Continuing Studies staff members are available Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. CT at 312.629.6170 or cs@saic.edu to answer your questions.